Tiger Woods has set his sights on the US Open 2024 after missing the cut at the PGA Championship. The American golfer teed it up at this week’s Major, held at Valhalla Golf Course, but struggled with his game and failed to make the cut.Woods has received a special exemption from the United States Golf Association (USGA) to compete in the US Open 2024. The next Major of the year is scheduled at Pinehurst No. 2 golf course from June 13 to 16.Initially, he was not eligible to compete in the event, but the USGA provided him with a special exemption. Following the PGA Championship, Tiger Woods opened up about playing in the US Open. He said “Hopefully everything will somehow come together in my practice sessions at home and be ready for Pinehurst. I need to clean up my rounds. But also – physically, yes, I am better than I was a month ago. I still have more ways to go, lots of improvement to go physically, and hopefully my team and I can get that done pre-Pinehurst and going into it.”Expand TweetTiger Woods has played in limited tournaments this year. He started his year at The Genesis Invitational but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a fever.He later competed in the Masters and made the cut at the Major. Unfortunately, he struggled in the final two rounds of the event and settled at the bottom of the leaderboard. He also struggled with his game at the PGA Championship 2024, shooting rounds of 72 and 77, and failed to make the cut.How many times has Tiger Woods won the US Open?Tiger Woods has an impressive record in major championships, having won fifteen titles in his career, the second-highest in golf history.Tiger Woods has won the US Open three times. His first win at the Major came in 2000 when he recorded a 15-stroke victory. He took a 10-shot lead after 54 holes, extended it in the final round, and emerged victorious.Woods won the Major again in 2002 by defeating Phil Mickelson by four strokes, entering the final round with a lead and maintaining it to win the event. In 2008, he won the US Open again by defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff.In addition to his US Open victories, Tiger Woods has also won the Masters, the PGA Championship, and The Open Championship. He has won the Masters five times, the PGA Championship four times, and The Open Championship three times. Woods has won over 100 professional events, including 82 PGA Tour events, 41 European Tour, and three events on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
